WHY WALK TO REMEMBER?
People who have not suffered the loss of a baby need to understand that babies who die – at any age or stage of development – are still deeply loved.
You do not have to meet your son or daughter before you begin to love them. We got a glimpse into our children's personalities with every hiccup, stretch and kick that we celebrated in wonderment and joy. We sang to our babies. Read them stories. Made big plans for their future and dreamt of the day we would finally get to introduce them to the world – a small part of which we lovingly prepared especially for them at home. Some of us had a few glorious days with our babies, some a few precious moments. The depth of our love is unchanged by their death, for these "little lives lost" could not have had bigger impact on us.
Parents need the opportunity to show the world our grief is not morbid or unhealthy; nor should it be shoved aside. It is real, and deep reaching, and we long to remember our babies' lives – no matter how brief – with pleasure and love instead of grief. Our goal is to raise awareness of baby loss so that friends, family and the community at large can begin to understand this incomparable experience.